Scott Sullivan vs. Joe Trimble — Career Comparison

Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Trimble
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Trimble built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Sullivan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Sullivan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 7.48 and 1.846 for Joe Trimble. By the career numbers, Scott Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Sullivan and Joe Trimble

Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.49
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.98
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.48
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.55
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.09
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.43
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.15
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3146
38.4
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
42.78
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
35.72
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78

Fielding Stats for Scott Sullivan and Joe Trimble

Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.87
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.46
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.32
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Sullivan and Joe Trimble

Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
564.71
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
3.49
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.37
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.29
-26.96
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-32.34
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA